After her release, Angela Davis continued to fight against oppression in all forms-especially the Prison Industrial Complex aka Modern Day Slavery. Davis went on to publish several books-most notably "Women, Race & Class," is still remains huge on the lecture circuit. Though it is unclear where she stands, as far as her allegiance to The Communist Party, she was most well known for her membership in The Che-Lumumba Club (An All-Black Branch of The Communist Party. It must be noted that her acquittal, along with that of Huey P. Newton, was a huge embarrassment to so-called American Law enforcement. After this, way more aggressive tactics were used-usually resulting in the death of those who were targeted.
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Traditionally, Black August is a time to study history, particularly our history in the North American Empire. The first Afrikans were brought to Jamestown as slaves in August of 1619, so August is a month during which Blacks/New Afrikans can reflect on our current situation and our self-determining rights. Many have done that in their respective time periods. In 1843, Henry Highland Garnett called a general slave strike on August 22. The Underground Railroad was started on August 2, 1850. The March on Washington occurred in August of 1963, Gabriel Prosser's 1800 slave rebellion occurred on August 30 and Nat Turner planned and executed a slave rebellion that commenced on August 21, 1831. The Watts rebellions were in August of 1965. On August 18, 1971 the Provisional Government of the Republic of New Afrika (RNA) was raided by Mississippi police and FBI agents. The MOVE family was bombed by Philadelphia police on August 8, 1978. Further, August is a time of birth. Dr. Mutulu Shakur (political prisoner & prisoner of war), Pan-Africanist Black Nationalist Leader Marcus Garvey, Maroon Russell Shoatz (political prisoner) and Chicago BPP Chairman Fred Hampton were born in August. August is also a time of rebirth, W.E.B. Dubois died in Ghana on August 27, 1963.
http://www.assatashakur.org/forum/liberation-strategy/5397-what-black-august.html